Chapter 1162:

“Spill it. What did you talk about?” Ellis pressed.

Freya felt trapped, like a deer in headlights. Her mind raced for an answer.

“Nothing much.”

“Really?”

“Just small stuff,” she said, holding her ground.

Ellis’s thoughts spun, landing on a bold guess. “Are you planning to propose to me on the 12th?”

Alan’s “urgent” matter, the timing, no birthdays nearby, and Alan being single—it all pointed to Freya.

Her heart raced. Staring at her plate, Freya tried to hide her nerves, but Ellis caught her brief pause.

with excitement and curiosity. Could it

say that,” Freya said, faking a sigh, her

brow furrowed. He thought he had

it tough,” she said, easing the tension. “You won’t shop for

her, searching for a crack in

face earnest, selling

been so cagey?” he

you thinking I was proposing and getting your hopes up for nothing,”

his instincts. Her reaction felt real, even if his

lies. “I went with him abroad to pick

a girlfriend?” Ellis asked,

stories

Ellis sharpening her bluff. “He had a secret relationship that ended badly. He’s been single, waiting for her all this time. Now that he’s reunited with her, he wants to ask her

why the blind dates?” Ellis

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